New SERO Oct 1st

nerys · #1 (**permalink**) 08-25-2010, 11:50 PM

it drives me nuts when people say its only $10 more a month its only $20 more a month.

$10 a month. I have been with sprint for over 20 years. $10 more a month means $1200

$20 more a month means $2400

that is not CHUMP CHANGE to me.

when your subsidizing a phone OK you set the terms. it should however NOT be legal for sprint to "lock out" some phones like this if I buy the phone outright.

Sprint is giving me NOTHING for that $10 or $20 extra a month. I already have navigation I already have more minutes and more M2M than I will ever use.

And what the hell is with mandatory 4g $10. it should be optional. I DO NOT WANT 4G I have no need or use for 4G.

frazell · #2 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by nerys

it drives me nuts when people say its only $10 more a month its only $20 more a month.

$10 a month. I have been with sprint for over 20 years. $10 more a month means $1200

$20 more a month means $2400

that is not CHUMP CHANGE to me.

when your subsidizing a phone OK you set the terms. it should however NOT be legal for sprint to "lock out" some phones like this if I buy the phone outright.

Sprint is giving me NOTHING for that $10 or $20 extra a month. I already have navigation I already have more minutes and more M2M than I will ever use.

And what the hell is with mandatory 4g $10. it should be optional. I DO NOT WANT 4G I have no need or use for 4G.

People like me see it as OK as the $10 up-charge adds new features to Sero beyond the allowance of "iconic" devices. If those new features are of no value to you then you can skip the plan up-charge... That is the joy of it being a choice.

I side with Sprint being able to charge the $10 for 4G or requiring a slightly modified plan for newer phones. Although it is up to us as consumers to decide if the charges are fair, Sprint has to be able to recoup its costs and maintain a profit margin. There is no argument that newer phones put a heavier data load on their networks. Those loads lead to infrastructure investments that need to be made. So asking us to pay more for that is fair. The price they are asking is still insanely low comparatively as well!

Similar is true for 4G. They are going to charge more for it because it is a premium offering right now since they have no 4G competition. That is how you make your money in any business. Milk it while you have exclusivity and then use that "fee" as a competitive bargaining chip. As Sprint could drop it if Verizon has a similar 4G fee, for instance, to allow themselves to have a competitive advantage.

If you want 4G for free just hold your horses. It will be free at some point. Just like how we don't pay extra for 3G although that was the case at one point!

Musicman247 · #3 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 09:58 AM

nerys, you may want to check your math.

10 x 12 = $120 a year

20 x 12 = $240 a year

I don't know where you got your $1200 and $2400 figures from.

**BooDaddy** · #4 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nerys

it drives me nuts when people say its only $10 more a month its only $20 more a month.

$10 a month. I have been with sprint for over 20 years. $10 more a month means $1200

$20 more a month means $2400

that is not CHUMP CHANGE to me.

when your subsidizing a phone OK you set the terms. it should however NOT be legal for sprint to "lock out" some phones like this if I buy the phone outright.

Sprint is giving me NOTHING for that $10 or $20 extra a month. I already have navigation I already have more minutes and more M2M than I will ever use.

And what the hell is with mandatory 4g $10. it should be optional. I DO NOT WANT 4G I have no need or use for 4G.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Musicman247

nerys, you may want to check your math.

10 x 12 = $120 a year

20 x 12 = $240 a year

I don't know where you got your $1200 and $2400 figures from.

He said he had been with Sprint for several years and it looked like he was multiplying that out by 10 years.

**brownhornet** · #5 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nerys

it drives me nuts when people say its only $10 more a month its only $20 more a month.

$10 a month. I have been with sprint for over 20 years. $10 more a month means $1200

$20 more a month means $2400

that is not CHUMP CHANGE to me.

when your subsidizing a phone OK you set the terms. it should however NOT be legal for sprint to "lock out" some phones like this if I buy the phone outright.

Sprint is giving me NOTHING for that $10 or $20 extra a month. I already have navigation I already have more minutes and more M2M than I will ever use.

And what the hell is with mandatory 4g $10. it should be optional. I DO NOT WANT 4G I have no need or use for 4G.

Ok then change to Verizon or AT&T and get on one of their cheaper smartphone plans without the $10 fee.. and then complain about how its more expensive. I dont complain about it because I work in corporate america and understand how businesses work.. maybe some of you dont? Do people not see all of the postings of sprint losing money even after slowing down their churn? They FINALLY posted a profit and it was at the hands of the evo launch so what does that tell you?

SMH @ folks wanting to have it both ways. You're too cheap to pay for a plan like everyone else but think you're entitled to have whatever phone you want on your plan. Maybe Sprint should just give you free unlimited phones of your choice whenever you want them too?

quickstang · #6 (**permalink**) 08-26-2010, 01:26 PM

To me it is all about knowing WHAT I am paying for. If I truly get an explanation of what the cost are really for I am ok with that and can make a decision.

If I toss another $20 on top and am wishy washy about what I am really paying for I am just a sucker going...Yeah cool I got a new phone i'll pay the $20.

I work for your big box electronics retailer who sees many employees with the EVO who have NEVER had such a device before. Many of us here are phone geeks and want the latest and greatest and have had them and are techies. Now I see employees who have gone from a general slider phone with a touch screen to the EVO, or even people with less of a phone.

I wonder what they REALLY know about the device? They have the EVO pay the extra but some have no idea what the 4G is. They say... It is an EVO it has an 8MP camera and a HUGE ARSE SCREEN.

I am guessing 100% of them if asked what the $10 extra they pay for goes to, will say the 4G. They have no idea about it, nor realize it isn't even available at the moment in our area.

Just some thoughts